I recently had the opportunity to partner with a 6th grade math teacher and her Magnet students for an amazingly awesome and fun project - making pianos with Makey Makeys! If you aren't sure what a Makey Makey is, check out this video for a quick explanation... it takes any item that conducts electricity and turns it into an input device (like a mouse or keyboard) for a computer! We've used water, aluminum foil, playdough, even PEOPLE! This lesson was the perfect collaboration between the classroom and the library. The math teacher handled all the math content, while I taught the kids how to use the Makey Makeys to create a scaled-up piano... like in the movie Big! (Yes, we showed them this clip... and yes, they thought it was pretty cool!) Here is the small model piano the kids used, which was drawn by the creators of Makey Makey: The teacher allowed the students to pick their own scale factor. She created a quick rubric for grading, found HERE. The kids had worked on scale factor in class prior to coming to the library, so after a brief review of scale factor, I taught them how to wire up the Makey Makey... and they were off and running... well, dancing! Take a look at some of the amazing work they did! And now you know why I say I have the best.job.ever. How would YOU use Makey Makeys with your students? Drop a comment below and let me know!!
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Each year, the SPMS Media Center holds a bookmark contest. Students can enter original artwork for consideration as the school bookmarks for the year The students vote for their favorites. Here are our 2019-2020 winners! 6th GradeCongratulations to Sergia N. and Tessie D.! 7th GradeCongratulations to Kristalyn N., Catherine B., and Averie B.! 8th GradeCongratulations to Libby F., Peter R., Hope D., and Lucas O.!
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About the AuthorHi! Welcome to my blog! My name is Christine Hurley. This is my 17th year of teaching - I've taught Kindergarten, 4th grade, elementary media, and now I am in my 6th year of teaching middle school media! Archives
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